Gentle reader,
Off Central Avenue in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Florence, we've found a little piece of heaven next to the cabinet shop. The proprietor has turned the verge next to the sidewalk into a miniature garden of Eden, with lush climbing vines, fruits and flowers, outdoor rooms, and a friendly flock of tiny chickens.
This beautiful place is down the block from Lucy's Drive-In, home of delicious chile relleno burritos that are a bargain at $6 and served with love. What a wonderful part of the world. How lucky we are to live in Los Angeles!
We hope you find much beauty, flavor, joy and adventure in the year ahead.
Yours for Los Angeles,
Kim & Richard
Esotouric
Psst… If you’d like to support our efforts to be the voice of places worth preserving, we have a tip jar and a subscriber edition of this newsletter, vintage Los Angeles webinars available to stream, in-person tours and a souvenir shop you can browse in. We’ve also got recommended reading bookshelves on Amazon and the Bookshop indie bookstore site. And did you know we offer private versions of our walking and bus tours for groups big or small? Or just share this link with other people who care.
UPCOMING BUS & WALKING TOURS
• Evergreen Cemetery, 1877 Walking Tour (Sat. 1/20) • Broadway: Downtown Los Angeles’ Beautiful, Magical Mess Walking Tour (Sat. 1/27) • Bunker Hill, Dead and Alive Walking Tour (Sat. 2/3) • Westlake Park Time Travel Trip Walking Tour (Sat. 2/10) • Angelino Heights & Carroll Avenue Time Travel Trip Walking Tour (Sat. 2/17) • The Real Black Dahlia Crime Bus Tour (Sat. 2/24) • Echo Park Book of the Dead Crime Bus Tour (Sat. 3/9) • Know Your Downtown L.A.: Tunnels To Towers To The Dutch Chocolate Shop Walking Tour (Sat. 3/16) • The Run: Gay Downtown History Walking Tour (Sat. 3/23) • John Fante’s Downtown Los Angeles Birthday Walking Tour (Sat. 4/6)
The Magic Garden off Central Avenue, a new years eve dream